Cilampu, Cil膩mpu: 2 definitions
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: Shodhganga: The significance of the m奴la-beras (natya)Cilampu refers to a 鈥渓eg ornament鈥� which was popularly used in dance, as mentioned in the Cilappatik膩ram: an ancient epic authored by Ilango Adigal representing an important piece of Tamil literature.鈥擭a峁璾kalkk膩峁璦i (chapter on the sight of the statue established for Kannaki), in its twenty-eighth canto describes 办辞峁弓颈肠别迟补尘. With the 迟补峁囜笉补颈 (anklet) making sound, playing 辫补峁焌颈, the 箩补峁璦 (hairlock) swinging on one side represented 艢iva while the cilampu (leg ornament), vala, hip chain, ear-drop, and hair do not move or make sound representing Uma on the other side. This dance of 艢iva was danced by the K奴tta C膩kkayars representing 补谤诲丑补苍腻谤颈 (half woman and half man) in front of Cheran Chenkuttuvan and his queen Venmalai while they were seated in the moon light.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
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Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCilampu (喈氞喈侧喁嵿喁�) [cilamputal] 5 intransitive verb [Malayalam: cilambu.]
1. To sound, make a tinkling noise; 喈掄喈苦喁嵿喈侧瘝. 喈氞瘈喈班喈班瘝 喈炧瘑喈曕喈脆疄喁� 喈氞喈侧喁嵿 [olithal. sirar gnegizhagn silamba] (喈曕喈苦喁嵿喁娻畷喁� [kalithogai] 90).
2. To echo, ring, resound; 喈庎喈苦喁娻喈苦喁嵿喈侧瘝. 喈掂喈ㄠ畷喈班瘝 喈氞喈侧喁嵿喈瘝 喈喈熰 [ethirolithal. valanagar silambap padi] (喈呧畷喈ㄠ. [agana.] 22).
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Cilampu (喈氞喈侧喁嵿喁�) noun < 喈氞喈侧喁嵿喁�-. [silambu-.]
1. Sound, noise, resonance, buzz; 喈掄喈�. (喈氞疯喈熰喈喈苦喈苦畷喈｀瘝喈熰瘉) [oli. (sudamaninigandu)]
2. [Malayalam: cilambu.] Tinkling anklets worn by women; 喈畷喈赤喈班瘝 喈曕喈侧喈苦喈曕瘓. 喈掄喁嵿喈苦 喈掂瘚喈掂 喈赤疄喁嵿畾喈苦喈瘝 喈疅喈苦喁� [magalir kalanivagai. onrina vovava lanchilam padiye] (喈愢畽喁嵿畷喁佮喁佮喁傕喁� [aingurunuru] 389).
3. Oblong hollow ring of brass filled with pebbles and shaken before an idol in worship, etc.; 喈瘋喈氞喈班喈曕喁� 喈曕瘓喈氞瘝喈氞喈侧喁嵿喁�. [pusarigal kaichilambu.] (W.)
4. Mountain; 喈掂瘓喈む瘝喈む喈� 喈喁堗喈曕喈距喈� 喈ㄠ喈掂瘑喈｀瘝喈喈苦喈苦喁佮疄喁� 喈氞喈侧喁嵿喈苦喁� 喈氞瘈喈编瘋喈班瘝 [vaithiya malaiyagarathi naliyirugn silambir sirur] (喈瘉喈编喈距喁傕喁� [purananuru] 143, 10).
5. Mountain slope; 喈畷喁嵿畷喈喁�. 喈喈侧瘝喈掂喁堗畾喁� 喈氞喈侧喁嵿喈苦喁� [pakkamalai. malvarais silambin] (喈喁嵿喁佮喁嵿喈距疅喁嵿疅喁�: 喈瘑喈班瘉喈瘝喈喈｀喈编瘝喈编瘉喈瘝喈疅喁� [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 330).
6. Mountain cave, cavern; 喈曕瘉喈曕瘓. 喈氞喈侧喁嵿喈苦喁� 喈氞喈侧喁� 喈喈氞瘓 喈瘚喈掂喈む瘉 [kugai. silambir silam pisai yovathu] (喈喈苦喈距疅喈侧瘝 [paripadal] 15, 44).
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Cil膩mpu (喈氞喈侧喈瘝喈瘉) noun < 喈氞瘑喈编瘉喈瘝喈瘉. [serumbu.] Local usage
1. Splint, splinter; 喈氞喈编喈瘝喈瘉. [sirambu.]
2. Scales of fish; 喈瘈喈┼瘝 喈氞瘑喈む喈赤瘝. [min sethil.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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